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Matasaburou of the Wind

Matasaburou of the Wind

20165.80h 22m

Overview

A girl moves from the city and goes to school in the country due to some circumstances in her father's job. Her new schoolmates keep her at a distance. There is a boy she'd like to get to know better, but she worries about how he might treat her and doesn't try to get closer. She begins to hate life in the countryside and longs to return to the city, but she ends up meeting a real god of wind.

Directed by Hiroki Yamada
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Top Cast

Masahiko Tanaka

Masahiko Tanaka

Fuujin (voice)

Natsuki Inaba

Natsuki Inaba

Takada-san (voice)

Satoshi Yamazaki

Satoshi Yamazaki

Kouichi (voice)

Sachiko Kojima

Sachiko Kojima

Kouichi's mother (voice)

Sumire Morohoshi

Sumire Morohoshi

M

Momoko Saito

Themes & Keywords

animeyoung animator training project

About Matasaburou of the Wind

Matasaburou of the Wind is a animation, fantasy film released in 2016 exploring themes of anime, young animator training project. Directed by Hiroki Yamada, it stars Masahiko Tanaka, Natsuki Inaba, Satoshi Yamazaki. A girl moves from the city and goes to school in the country due to some circumstances in her father's job. Her new schoolmates keep her at a distance. There is a boy she'd like to get to know better, but she worries about how he might treat her and doesn't try to get closer. She begins to hate life in the countryside and longs to return to the city, but she ends up meeting a real god of wind.

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